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bolt, cram, devour, glut [archaic], gobble, gorge, gormandize, gulp, ingurgitate, raven, scarf, scoff, slop, wolf
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When they are inhaled, ultra-fine particles arenāt stopped in the upper part ā the nose ā of the human respiratory system, Perraud said. — Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, "Hookah smoke isnāt a chemically safer alternative to cigarettes, UCI study says," 22 Aug. 2019 Salt therapy, says Salt Works Spa owner Lauren Moseley, employs a particular salt that can be inhaled. — Kathi Santora, baltimoresun.com, "Bel Air spaās salt therapy sessions praised for therapeutic and relaxation benefits," 19 Aug. 2019 The buildingās roof and spire were clad in several hundred tons of the metal, which can be toxic if particles are inhaled or consumed, especially to children. — Feargus O'sullivan, WIRED, "The Notre Dame Fire Spread Toxic Lead Dust Over Paris," 1 Aug. 2019 The legislationās passage culminated a lengthy fight to preserve the fund and its teetering finances, as more of the emergency personnel, volunteers, and survivors who inhaled toxic fumes, dust, and smoke at ground zero become gravely ill. — Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com, "9/11 first responders fund clears Senate and heads to Trump," 23 July 2019 Scientists donāt know about the cumulative impacts on people who inhale multiple pollutants. — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, "Suncor oil refinery operators hit by Colorado health department for emitting toxic gas," 1 July 2019 Chris Franz, an owner of the testing company the district works with, told the Journal Star that threshold for testing students' nicotine levels will be high enough so that students who inhaled the smoke second-hand will not have positive results. — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, "School district to test students for nicotine, says vaping is becoming an 'epidemic'," 18 June 2019 In addition, gases escaping into the atmosphere from the volcano present a threat to people who inhale the fumes right there, but those gases dissipate a short distance away from the volcano and cause no additional problems. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Tom: Will Mount Kilauea lava heat the Pacific Ocean enough to affect Chicago weather?," 7 June 2018 Its radiation isnāt strong enough to be dangerous outside the body, but its dust is a serious health risk if inhaled or swallowed, the US Environmental Protection Agency says. — Dan Elliott, BostonGlobe.com, "Wildlife now roam where US once forged its deadliest weapons," 18 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inhale.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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